Where does “針” come from?

針 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 針土竜, from Japanese 土竜 — a mole; an earthworm; an outstanding horse; an...

針 (Japanese): a needle used in sewing or other forms of...

Definitions

  1. a needle used in sewing or other forms of...

Ancestry of “針”, step by step

針 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 針土竜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese針土竜a short-beaked echidna
2Japanese土竜a mole; an earthworm; an outstanding horse; an...

via Middle Chinese 針

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese針—

Words derived from “針”

Every word from Japanese 土竜 →Every word from Japanese 針土竜 →